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Back-to-school shopping isn't just an end-of-summer activity anymore. Deals on classroom supplies, clothes and electronics started before Fourth of July picnics and close to 40 percent of consumers have already made back-to-school purchases, according to The International Council of Shopping Centers. The National Retail Federation estimates that although American families with children in grades K-12 will spend about $670 on school needs — an increase of about five percent over last year — parents will still be looking to stretch budgets and maximize savings during what's become the second-biggest spending event of the year (after Christmas shopping). "We...

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Back-to-school shopping isn't just an end-of-summer activity anymore.
Deals on classroom supplies, clothes and electronics started before Fourth of July picnics and close to 40 percent of consumers have already made back-to-school purchases, according to...

Xianni Santiago, 21 year-old resident of Hartford, was walking in the vicinity of Church and Main Streets when she passed through the CTNow radar. We caught up with her in front of Hartford Stage and asked her about her jacket. Topping a Wal-mart...

Black Friday, or (as we bargain hunters like to call it) the shopping Olympics, is almost here. If you're heading out, be sure to plan your route, put on comfortable shoes and time your arrivals. For the best deals, you'll need to be at the head of the...

With the Christmas shopping season off to a rousing start, state officials are hoping this will be the best season in years for sales taxes pouring into state coffers.
The gifts being purchased at a brisk pace at malls and retail outlets from Danbury...

Mondelez International’s longtime chief marketing executive is leaving the snack-maker after 28 years with the company.
Mary Beth West, executive vice president and chief category and marketing officer, will leave “after a transition to pursue other...

Lowe's fiscal second-quarter earnings provided even further evidence that the housing recovery is boosting the economy.
Lowe's Cos. on Wednesday reported that earnings for the quarter that ended Aug. 2 jumped 26% to $941 million, or 88 cents a share,...

One Direction reportedly has signed on to perform at the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in November. [Sun]
[Updated, 10:50 a.m. Aug. 27: Oops. No they're not. Although the Sun and a number of other media outlets reported that a deal had been...

At this rate, shoppers hoping to get in on "Black Friday" deals will have to eat their turkey for lunch, as both Target and Toys R Us announced plans to open Thanksgiving evening.
In its earliest opening ever, Target said it will welcome...

In Silver Spring, they've been waiting for it for a decade: a brand-new music venue smack in the middle of the arts district — a rock counterpart to the dignified AFI Silver Theatre and the brainy Discovery complex.
When the Fillmore Silver Spring was...

Beleaguered retailer J.C. Penney, struggling to boost slumping sales and tanking traffic through an intense revamp, said in its annual report that the turnaround “may take longer than expected” and that the results “may be materially less than...

Chick-fil-A is “very much supportive of the family,” according to Dan Cathy, president of the popular fast food chain. That is, “the biblical definition of the family unit,” he said.
And that doesn’t include Adam and Steve, suggests Cathy, whose father...

More than 40 major retailers and apparel makers have agreed to limit the use of lead in handbags and other fashion accessories, an environmental group said Wednesday.
The companies will set new industry standards for lead use in their products as part of...

When Alan Lacy took charge at Sears, Roebuck and Co. four years ago, he called his top executives to a meeting to talk strategy.
A series of slides laid out Sears' plight--falling sales, a drooping stock price, ineffective marketing and high costs. Then...